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5 N E W FA R M S !
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PIEDMONT
23RD ANNUAL
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
April 28 & 29 2018
2 - 6 pm
45 FARMS $30
PER CARLOAD
Interactive Google Map! www.carolinafarmstewards.org www.weaverstreetmarket.coop2
Buy Your Button
for All 45 Farms: TIPS
TAKE THE TOUR: FOR TAKING THE TOUR:
Your BUTTON is your car pass $30 in advance Tour is Rain or Shine!
for a full carload of people to at the following locations:
Look for the red tomato signs to help get you
take the tour both days. to your destination.
So gather your friends, fill up a car, CARRBORO:
locate farms on the map and decide
Weaver Street Market Bring a cooler and cash! (Some farms may not
101 E. Weaver Street 919 929-0010 accept debit or credit cards.) You’ll be able to buy
which route you want to take! produce, eggs, cheese, meat, and other products at
Pick and choose whichever
CHAPEL HILL: many of the farms.
Weaver Street Market
farms you want to visit! Southern Village, 716 Market Street You will only be able to visit 3 to 4 farms a
919 929-2009 day. Factor in driving and touring time to allow
$30 per car HILLSBOROUGH:
1-1.5 hours for each farm. Farms are clustered by
region to help minimize driving time.
for all 45 farms Weaver Street Market
228 S. Churton Street 919 245-5050 Don’t forget to charge up your GPS device or
Smartphone. Visiting rural farms can mean these
or $10 per car per farm DURHAM: devices won’t have a signal, so planning your route
Durham Farmers’ Market in advance is another good option.
Button is $35 day of tour 501 Foster Street
Keep a close eye on curious kids! Remember
Durham Co-op Market that these are working farms with electric fences
111 W. Chapel Hill Street 919 973-1707 and heavy equipment.
BE A PART OF IT:
BURLINGTON: Wash up! Please take time to wash your hands
VOLUNTEER Company Shops Market after petting an animal. Hand washing stations will
one afternoon and attend 268 E. Front Street 336 223-0384 be provided at farms with livestock. You may also
the TOUR for FREE! be asked to disinfect your shoes or wear booties
SAXAPAHAW: in order to prevent farm-to-farm transmission of
Volunteers get an insider Saxapahaw General Store germs that may affect livestock.
Farm Tour Rules
1735 Saxapahaw-Bethlehem Church Rd.
view of farms, have lots of fun, 336-376-5332
and get a FREE T-shirt!
PITTSBORO: Please DO NOT:
EMAIL: Country Home & Farm Supply - Bring your pets to the farms
203 S. Small Street 919 542-3353 - Visit farms before 2 pm or after 6 pm
khume@carolinafarmstewards.org
- Enter private homes
or (919) 542-2402 RALEIGH:
Harmony Farms
5653 Creedmoor Road 919 782-0064
Questions?
Call CFSA at (919) 542-2402 or . . . you can buy INTERACTIVE GOOGLE MAP AT
www.carolinafarmstewards.org your button ONLINE at www.weaverstreetmarket.coop
www.weaverstreetmarket.coop www.carolinafarmstewards.org www.carolinafarmstewards.org/pft3
Maple Spring Gardens 4
Vegetable & Herb Plants,
Produce, Herbal Teas, Vinegars
Ken & Sunshine Dawson, Fern Hickey
FIND THE FARM 9812 Allison Rd, Cedar Grove 27231
www.maplespringgardens.com
A brown chicken with a number In business for 35 years, we produce a wide variety of veg-
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etables, small fruits and culinary and medicinal herbs. We
identifies each farm on the map.
Farm
raise produce year round in the field and in 5 unheated high 23RD A N N U A L
tunnels. Thru the use of organic soil building practices, we
have transformed a worn out tobacco farm into a vibrant
Redbud Organic Farm 1 productive ecosystem.
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Vegetable & Herb Transplants,
Lettuce, Sweet Potatoes Nourishing Acres 5
Clay Smith & Nancy Joyner Organic Vegetables & Vegetable
1921 Gwyn Rd, Burlington 27217 919-671-8744 Plants, Honey
Redbud is a small, certified organic vegetable farm with about Megan & Keith Marshall
3 acres in production each year. In late April we will have hoop
houses with tomatoes, peppers and squash and open field pro-
242 Persimmon Hill Ln, Cedar Grove 27231
www.nourishingacres.com NORTH
duction of cabbage, broccoli, kale, lettuce and onions. Visitors will We are a Certified Organic vegetable farm entering our 4th
also see the tractors and other equipment used in our operation.
Co-sponsored By:
season in production in North Carolina. Come see our high tun-
Directions: 10 miles north of Burlington. Burch Bridge Road to nels and our 6 acres of vegetable fields brimming with Organic
Pagetown Road, left on Gwyn Road, first driveway on the right. produce. Our farm is home to a honeybee apiary and visitors
can see the bees in action. Plenty of Certified Organic vegetable
Stoney Mountain Farm 2
and herb plants for sale for your gardens, and even a bit of last
season’s honey!Directions: From Hwy 86 (heading north), just
Lamb, Wool, Wool Products past Pope’s Tire, turn right at the sign for Cedar Grove Blueberry
John & Olga Elder Farm/Botanist & Barrel. Farm is 1/2 mile down the gravel lane.
6559 Old Stoney Mountain Rd, Burlington 27217
336-421-8244 Open Door Farm 6
www.stoneymountainfarm.com
Join us on our sheep farm in an agricultural rich area of the
Microgreens, Duck Eggs, Flowers LEGEND
piedmont. You’ll see our three different breeds, including one
Jillian & Ross Mickens
heritage breed. We’ll be in the middle of our lambing season, 3116 Carr Store Rd, Cedar Grove 27231
so there may be babies! Guided tours on the hour to share our 919-889-1299
sustainable farming practices and answer all your questions www.opendoorfarmnc.com
about raising sheep or harvesting wool. Llamas and other farm Join us for a guided tour of our farm where we specialize in Meal/Snack Stop
animals too! organically raised produce and cut flowers. You’ll be able to see
intensive field growing and tour our unheated hoop houses and
Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm 3
high tunnel. Also check out our greenhouse where we produce
microgreens year round. Come meet our small flock of ducks
Pasture Raised Bison Meat that we raise for eggs. Directions: 2 miles west of intersection
Jack & Sandy Pleasant of Carr Store Rd. & Efland-Cedar Grove Rd., on the left. Restroom
465 Yarborough Rd, Roxboro 27574
336-583-6666
www.SunsetRidgeBuffalo.com Kick Off Farms
Narrated covered wagon tour through pastures to see herd of Stoney Mountain Farm
20-35 animals including cows, calves, and bull. Bison handling,
feeding, and behavior will be discussed. Meat sales with Q&A Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm
about cooking. Bison lunch available Saturday, 12 - 3; Farm dinner
Sunday, 4-7 (advance purchase). Directions: From NC 86, take NC Open at 12 pm both days
49 north 7.4 miles. Left on Frank Whitfield/Rolling Hills Rd to sign.4
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Redbud
Organic Farm
1921 Gwyn Rd.
Burlington5
Red Hawk Farm 7 Four Leaf Farm
Salad Greens Vegetable Plants, Nursery Plants
Brett Evans Helga & Tim MacAller
5675 Walnut Grove Church Rd, Hurdle Mills 27541 6815 Bill Poole Rd, Rougemont 27572
www.redhawkfarmnc.com www.fourleaffarm.org
Find out how we grow and pack arugula, mustards, lettuces, and Visitors will see our established raised beds and perennial gardens
other salad greens year-round for local co-op grocers, restaurants, and will have the opportunity to explore our high tunnels—
buyer clubs, and the Durham Farmers’ Market. See inside our they’re moveable, have ridge vents for ventilations, and solar PIEDMONT
Farm
packing shed and six high tunnel greenhouses, walk our fields, controlled side walls. All of our nursery plants will be available
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and learn about the tractors, harvesters, and other equipment for sale, including perennials, figs, annual flowers, vines, herbs,
we employ on farm. Directions: Long gravel driveway across from tomatoes, and other vegetables. Directions: Turn off New Sharon
black mailbox with farm name. Rd. onto Bill Poole Rd.
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Dawnbreaker Farms 8
Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Turkey
Ben Grimes
3200 Breeze Rd, Hurdle Mills 27541 CENTRAL MAP
919-903-0200 CENTRAL
www.dawnbreakerfarms.com
Dawnbreaker Farms is sustainable farming at its best! Come see Rocky Run Farm 12 Co-sponsored By:
our herd of forest-raised pigs, pasture-raised chickens, and grass- Starter Plants, Veggies, Eggs
fed lamb! Our livestock are regularly rotated to fresh pasture in a Isaiah & Whitney Allen
rhythm and style that resembles natural systems that sequester 6519 Hebron Church Rd, Mebane 27302
carbon, grow soil and increase biodiversity. www.rockyrunfarmnc.com
Tour our intensive fruit, vegetable, and flower production grown
Flat River Nursery & Farm 9
in our one acre market garden as well as our one acre of young
emerging perennials. You can also meet our egg laying flocks of
Greenhouse Tomatoes, Herbs, Flowers chickens and ducks. During the tour you can buy fresh veggies,
Charles & Joan Holeman eggs, and starter plants grown in our passive solar greenhouse.
1548 Holeman Ashley Rd, Timberlake NC 27583 Visit our farm and see how we transformed this former dairy pas-
336-364-2460 ture into a productive sustainable farm in just a few short years. LEGEND
www.flatrivernurseryandfarm.com Directions: I-40 Exit 157 South, Right on W Ten Rd, left on Hebron
Visitors will learn about our greenhouse tomato production and Church Rd. Behind cell phone tower.
see our waste wood heating system, bumble bees, and herb and
flower production. GAP Certified. A family farm since the 1700s!
Directions: 1.5 miles from intersection of Guess Rd (157) and Berry Rd
Minka Farm 13
AWA Beef, Pork, Duck & Chicken Eggs Meal/Snack Stop
Brian & Kimberly Harry
Spring Forth Farm 10 120 Minka Farm Ln, Efland 27243
Flower Bunches, Make Your Own Bouquet www.MinkaFarm.com 919-304-4999
Megan & Jonathan Leiss There’s so much to do! Admire the calves, pet a goat kid and a
595 Terry Rd, Hurdle Mills 27541 lamb, hold a baby chick, feed the piglets - milk our goat (5pm),
Restroom
www.springforthfarmnc.com stroll the orchard, see how asparagus grows - check out the trac-
Come see Spring Forth Farm’s cut flower fields and discover what tor, take a self-guided tour, learn along the way - visit the horses
life is like on a flower farm. Learn about how we grow flowers & donkeys and see all the adult animals, too! Farmers available
intensively in permanent raised beds, use no-till practices, mix in for questions. ASL and Espanol
vegetables which we donate to a local food pantry, and nurture Directions: 3.5 miles south of I-85 at the Buckhorn exit (exit 157)
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biodiversity. We’ll also share tips to grow amazing blooms in your
own flower garden.
Directions: Make sure your GPS takes you to Hurdle Mills and not
Hillsborough. Once on Terry Rd, keep going until you see a big field Minka open at 12 pm both days
and a blue house. Roadside parking.6
Dancing Pines Farm 14 PlowGirl Farm 17
Lettuce, Spinach, Arugula Shiitake Mushroom Logs,
Bill & Joanna Lelekacs, Maggie Newman Spring Produce, Beer & Cider
3606 Buckhorn Rd, Efland 27243 Sally Jo Slusher
919-563-3430 9907 Leta Dr, Chapel Hill 27516
www.dancingpinesfarm.com 919-619-9056
Dancing Pines Farm, currently run part-time by Bill, Joanna, and
PIEDMONT Maggie, is a 2-acre produce farm. Tour-goers can see three hoop
www.plowgirlfarm.blogspot.com
We specialize in shiitake mushrooms, ginger, heirloom toma-
Farm
23RD ANNUAL houses used for year-round production, a pond irrigation system, toes, root vegetables, herbs, and tend to bee hives. Explore
an enclosed packing shed/wash room and walk-in cooler. Come our fields, learn about mushroom production, tour Dingo Dog
see Bill’s occultation experiment to reduce weeds and tillage. Brewing Company’s zero-waste facility, and sample craft beer
Dancing Pines’ produce is sold at the Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market, brewed with farm-grown ingredients. Mushroom logs will
to restaurants, and small-scale grocery stores. be available for adoption. Visit us year round at the Chapel
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Directions: Driveway is directly off of Buckhorn Road, not down Hill Farmers’ Market. Directions: Parking is at the Kraken Bar,
Simmons Lane. corners of Hwy 54 and Dodson’s Crossroads. Follow signs and
path to farm.
CENTRAL
Support Local Farms! Peaceful River Farm 18
Vegetables
Co-sponsored By: Larry & Lee Newlin
7125 New Light Trail, Chapel Hill 27516
Fickle Creek Farm 15 www.peacefulriver.farm
Pasture Raised Meat, Free Range Eggs We border the ancient Haw River and own 18 acres in scenic
Noah Ranells, Bryan Horton, Ben Rickard southern Orange County. As an agritourism farm, we host
211 Fickle Creek Crossing, Efland 27243 farm dinners and healthy cooking classes and have welcomed
www.ficklecreekfarm.com over 4,000 visitors since 2011. Coming from the horticultural
Something for everyone! Egg mobiles, laying hens, sheep and industry, we have designed an aesthetically pleasing farm. We
lambs, cows and calves, pastured pigs, Freedom Ranger chickens, grow nutrient-dense vegetables and berries. Directions: Turn
ducks, Great Pyrenees livestock guard dogs, and veggies. Self- on Crawford Dairy Road from Old Greensboro-Chapel Hill Rd. ½
guided tour with farm staff along the way to answer your questions mile to New Light Trail on your right. ½ mile on New Light Trail.
LEGEND on cover crops, grazing animals, and sustainable farming. Gather
your own eggs! Music and Meats to Eat under large pole barn. Pork,
beef, lamb, chicken, eggs, and produce available to purchase at
Chapel Hill Creamery 19
farm store and take home. Español, Français. Fun! Cheese, Whey-Fed Pork
Directions: Park under power line, 1000 ft N of Fickle Creek Crossing, Florence Hawley, Portia McKnight
1 mile south of Dancing Pines Farm 615 Chapel Hill Creamery Rd, Chapel Hill 27516
Meal/Snack Stop www.chapelhillcreamery.com
Ride down to Chapel Hill Creamery on a horse
Woodcrest Farm 16 and buggy, viewing our lush spring pastures. Visit the pigs,
Pastured Pork, Grass Fed Beef, calves, and chickens, and cows. See what goes into making
Produce, Seedlings our farm sustainable. Our staff will be demonstrating various
aspects of cheesemaking, and you’ll have the opportunity to
Restroom Christine & Allan Green, Dan & Liza Green, try our CHC version of raclette, as well as our whey fed pork!
Gretchen Foley
5604 Dairyland Rd, Hillsborough 27278
www.woodcrestfarmnc.com 919-933-5105
Woodcrest Farm is a working family farm dedicated to the use
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of natural methods to raise livestock and produce. Our Heritage Woodcrest Farm
programs provide a connection to local culture and ecology, to
our rural legacy and the story of this land. We offer tours, black- Chapel Hill Creamery
smith and homesteading classes, raw milk, beef & pork products,
organically-grown produce, and host parties and events!
Open at 12 pm both days7 Please Note: - Map is not to scale. - Some roads are not represented on this map. - Some roads may not be paved. - Use Farm Tour google map for best navigation: www.carolinafarmstewards.org/pft
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Perry-winkle Farm 20
Pastured Poultry Products,
Seasonal Veggies, Flowers SOUTH MAP
Michael Perry & Cathy Jones
1061 White Cross Rd, Chapel Hill 27516
https://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmall- Reverence Farms & Cafe 22
PIEDMONT farms-perrywinkle/
Our friends from Chicken Bridge Bakery will join us on Saturday.
Grass-Fed Beef, Dairy and Lamb
Farm
23RD ANNUAL Grab a pizza from our wood fired bread oven and stroll through Pastured Pork, Eggs, Chicken
the fields of sustainably-grown vegetables and cut flowers. See our The Nelson Family
pastured egg layers in “Egg McMansions” and our Freedom Ranger 1568 Haw Ranch Rd, Graham 27253
broilers in their “Chicken Tractors.” Check out what is growing in www.reverencefarmscafe.com
our Hebel block passive-solar greenhouse. We are a grass farm with beloved animals as co-workers. Our
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Directions: 1/2 mile south of the Orange/Chatham County line on dairy cows and calves (together with their mamas!) will be
White Cross Rd.. within easy walking distance of the parking area, and we will
do an hour-long haywagon tour of the whole farm at 15 min.
Transplanting Traditions 21
past every hour, during which you’ll see sheep, pigs, chickens,
laying hens, and our livestock guardian dogs. Directions: Across
CENTRAL Community Farm from Haw Village Dr. Our driveway is between two neighbors’
houses. Please drive slowly!
Specialty Asian Vegetables, Eggs
Co-sponsored By: TTCF farmers
2912B Jones Ferry Rd, Chapel Hill 27516
Kick Off Farm
www.transplantingtraditions.com Reverence open at 12 pm both days
We are a 7-acre non profit educational farm where 35 refugee
families from Burma grow traditional NC crops as well as over 40
crops native to Burma to sell through CSA and markets. Come learn
how sustainable agriculture in NC is combining with agriculture Haw River Mushrooms 23
techniques from Burma. Pastured chickens, honeybees, and tra- Mushrooms, Home Grow Kits,
ditional bamboo structures add to the diversity of this innovative Plug Spawn, Tinctures
community farm. Ches & Laura Stewart
7034 Whitney Rd, Graham 27253
LEGEND Directions: We are located at the Irvin Nature Preserve. On Jones Ferry,
about 4 miles S of Carrboro before Ferguson Rd. Look for signs at the www.hawrivermushrooms.com 336-525-1406
gravel driveway. Once on the driveway, take the first fork to the left. Come learn about the the amazing world of mushrooms. We
grow shiitake, lion’s mane, chestnut, and six varieties of mush-
rooms on nutrient enriched sawdust, and sell spawn and grow
kits to farmers and homegrowers. We also have a mushroom
log patch. Guided tours of our lab, colonization space and
Meal/Snack Stop grow room will take place at the top of each hour. Talk fungus
to your heart’s content.
Ran-Lew Dairy Milk Farm 24
Restroom Cream-Top Whole Milk
Randy Lewis
3978 Lewis Rd, Snow Camp, 27349
www.ranlewdairy.com 336-675-5071
Ran-Lew is one of the few dairies left in Alamance County.
Listed as a century farm, the on-farm bottling plant keeps
the farm functioning. Owner Randy Lewis was featured in the
This project received support documentary The Last Barn Dance. Visitors to the farm can view
our bottling facility, enjoy a hayride around the farm, pet a calf,
from the NC ADFP Trust Fund. and see our barn. Directions: From crossroads at Eli Whitney, farm
is 1.1 miles south on Hwy 87. Turn onto Lewis Rd.9
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Please Note:
- Map is not to scale.
- Some roads are not represented on this map.
- Some roads may not be paved.
- Use Farm Tour google map for best navigation:
www.carolinafarmstewards.org/pft10
Millarckee Farm 25 Student Farm at CCCC 28
Organic Veggies Heritage Hens, Bees, High Tunnels
Daniel Tolfree James Fry, Farm Manager
6833 Bethel South Fork Rd, Graham 27253 764 West St., Pittsboro 27312
336-376-6978 www.cccc.edu/agriculture
Located on beautiful Cane Creek, Millarckee Farm has been grow- We use a passive solar propagation house, two high tunnels,
ing veggies organically for 37 years. Playing with an efficient bed/ and a cool bot, while managing extensive cover and diverse
PIEDMONT path/crop rotational system has allowed Farmer Daniel to greatly cash crop rotations that include pasture for heritage breed
Farm
reduce outside inputs like manure, minerals and gas, while increas- hens for egg production and breeding purposes in concert
23RD ANNUAL ing soil structure and nutrient availability. This will work in your with The Livestock Conservancy. We are beginning mushroom
yard or farm without big equipment! production and working to develop a small orchard/food for-
est demonstration nearby. We house bees maintained by the
Chatham County Beekeepers Association—they will be at the
Braeburn Farm 26
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tour educating abut beekeeping and pollinating. Honey for sale.
Grass-Fed Beef Directions: Located on the CCCC campus.
Charles Sydnor, Nick Harper
1203 Longest Acres Rd, Snow Camp 27349 Granite Springs Farm 29
www.braeburnfarms.com 336-693-4549 Produce, Oyster Mushrooms
The farm is a 500+ acre grass fed beef operation producing gour- Meredith Leight
SOUTH met beef for butchers and restaurants. Our emphasis is on soil 266 Granite Springs, Pittsboro 27312
Co-sponsored By:
health which is enhanced by high density grazing, compost tea, www.granitespringsfarm.com
and silvopasture. Fossil fuel use is minimized by solar and wind We’re working to build the life in our soils by brewing compost
energy with electric vehicles. Static composting provides ample teas for our plants and will have our tea brewer operating. We’ll
compost for plantings and pasture. Our Red Devon cows are raised explain how we grow Oyster mushrooms in our greenhouse and
without grain, herbicides, pesticides or commercial fertilizer. show our field and high tunnel operations.
Kick Off Farm Biofarm
Teas, Produce, Herbs, Soap Products
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Braeburn open at 12 pm both days Allen Jones, Bob Armantrout
220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro 27312
www.piedmontbiofarm.org 919-642-3155
LEGEND In Good Heart Farm 27 Biofarm is a sustainable farm and distribution hub providing
Produce, Herbs, Starter Plants culinary ingredients and organic products for farmers, chefs,
restaurants, and community. Take our self-guided tour to learn
Ben Shields, Patricia Parker about organic farming methods and be on the lookout for:
456 Friendly Pooch Lane, PIttsboro 27312 tea room, distillery, CoolBot Storage, companion plantings,
www.ingoodheartfarm.com 919-637-0666 native pollinator plants, botanical ingredients, specialty crops,
Meal/Snack Stop Come see our beautiful south facing hillside terraced gardens and turmeric and ginger house.
orchard in the height of spring! The garden will be nearly full, and
the orchard will be showing signs of young fruit. Group tours will be
given at half past the hour and on the hour with Ben, Patricia, and Copeland Springs Farm 31
their young children. Veggies and starter plants will be available Produce, Vegetable Seedlings
Restroom
for sale on site. We will also offer samples. Directions: Be sure to Kristin Bulpitt
use the Hadley Mill route when using Google maps. 145 Ryan Rd, Pittsboro 27312
www.copelandspringsfarm.com 919-244-6670
We are a small, Certified Naturally Grown farm growing
Post your best vegetables, flowers and mushrooms. See how we utilize
non-traditional farmland to grow a variety of crops and cul-
tivate beneficial habitats. You can see our pollinator gardens,
farm tour photos worm-composting bin, solar powered electric gator, mushroom
logs and our 1 year old blueberry orchard. We will have fresh
with the hashtag harvested vegetables for sale and vegetable plants for your
own gardens!
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1 Redbud 32 Raleigh City Farm
Organic Farm F A R M LOCATOR 800 North Blount St.,
Raleigh, NC 27604
1921 Gwyn Rd,
Burlington, NC 27217
33 The Well Fed
2 Stoney 16 Woodcrest Farm 24 Ran-Lew Dairy Community Garden
Mountain Farm 5604 Dairyland Rd,
6559 Old Stoney Mountain Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Milk Farm
3978 Lewis Rd,
1321 Athens Dr.,
Raleigh, NC 27606 PIEDMONT
Farm
Burlington, NC 27217 17 PlowGirl Farm Snow Camp, NC 27349
3 Sunset Ridge 9907 Leta Dr,
34 Ninja Cow Farm 23RD A N N UA L
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
25 Millarckee Farm 7125 Old Stage Rd.,
Buffalo Farm 6833 Bethel South Fork Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
465 Yarborough Rd, 18 Peaceful River Farm Graham, NC 27253
Roxboro, NC 27574 7125 New Light Trail, 26 Braeburn Farm 35 Hilltop Farms
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4 Maple Spring Chapel Hill, NC 27516 1203 Longest Acres Rd, of Willow Springs
19 Chapel Hill Snow Camp, NC 27349 6612 Kennebec Rd.,
Gardens Willow Springs, NC 27592
9812 Allison Rd, Creamery 27 In Good Heart Farm
Cedar Grove, NC 27231 615 Chapel Hill Creamery Rd,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
456 Friendly Pooch Ln, 36 Chickadee Farms
PIttsboro, NC 27312
5 Nourishing Acres 980 McLemore Rd.,
Perry-winkle Farm Clayton, NC 27520
242 Persimmon Hill Ln, 20 28 Student Farm LOCATOR
Cedar Grove, NC 27231 1061 White Cross Rd,
Chapel Hill, NC 27516 at CCCC 37 Meadow Lane Farm
6 Open Door Farm 764 West St., 571 Leonard Farm Rd., Co-sponsored By:
3116 Carr Store Rd., 21 Transplanting Traditions Pittsboro, NC 27312 Louisburg, NC 27549
Cedar Grove, NC 27231 Granite Springs Farm
Community farm 29
7 Red Hawk Farm 2912B Jones Ferry Rd, 266 Granite Springs, 38 Alpaca Dreams
5675 Walnut Grove Church Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Pittsboro, NC 27312 2714 Schloss Rd.,
Hurdle Mills, NC 27541 Louisburg, NC 27549
22 Reverence Farms 30 Biofarm
8 Dawnbreaker Farms 1568 Haw Ranch Rd, 220 Lorax Lane,
Pittsboro, NC 27312 39 Turtle Mist Farm
3200 Breeze Rd, Graham, NC 27253 221 Suitt Rd.,
Hurdle Mills, NC 27541 Copeland Springs Farm
23 Haw River Mushrooms 31 Franklinton, NC 27525
9 Flat River 7034 Whitney Rd, 145 Ryan Rd,
Pittsboro, NC 27312 40 MamaSprings Farm
Graham, NC 27253
Nursery & Farm 622 S Mineral Springs Rd.,
1548 Holeman Ashley Rd, LEGEND
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Durham, NC 27703
Timberlake, NC 27583
10 Spring Forth Farm 41 Funny Girl Farm
595 Terry Rd, 504 Erwin Rd,
Hurdle Mills, NC 27541 Open at 12 pm both days: Durham , NC27707
11 Four Leaf Farm 42 Bull City Farm
6815 Bill Poole Rd, Stoney Mountain Farm 5315 Isham Chambers Rd., Meal/Snack Stop
Rougemont, NC 27572 Sunset Ridge Buffalo Farm Rougemont, NC 27572
12 Rocky Run Farm
6519 Hebron Church Rd,
Minka Farm 43 Hundred Acre Wood
Mebane, NC 27302 Woodcrest Farm Farm & Sanctuary
548 Potluck Farm Rd.,
13 Minka Farm Chapel Hill Creamery Rougemont, NC 27572 Restroom
120 Minka Farm Ln,
Efland, NC 27243 Reverence Farms & Cafe 44 Wild Scallions Farm
14 Dancing Pines Farm 3018 Helena Moriah Rd.,
Braeburn Farm Timberlake, NC, 27583
3606 Buckhorn Rd,
Efland, NC 27243 The Well Fed Community Garden 45 Carolina
15 Fickle Creek Farm Ninja Cow Farm Farmhouse Dairy
211 Fickle Creek Crossing, 9109 Johnson Mill Rd.,
Efland, NC 27243 Alpaca Dreams Bahama, NC 27503
Bull City Farm
Hundred Acre Wood Farm & Sanctuary
Carolina Farmhouse Dairy12
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Please Note:
- Map is not to scale.
FIND THE FARM
- Some roads are not represented on this map.
A brown chicken with a number - Some roads may not be paved.
identifies each farm on the map. - Use Farm Tour google map for best navigation:
www.carolinafarmstewards.org/pft13
Ninja Cow Farm 34
Grass Fed Beef, Pastured Pork,
Free Range Chicken
EAST MAP Dan Moore
7125 Old Stage Road, Raleigh 27603
www.ninjacowfarm.com 919-810-2530
Visitors will see a small family owned and operated farm. Besides
Raleigh City Farm meeting the cows and the pigs, visitors will be able to shop in
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Farm
Diversified Vegetables, the on-farm store where we represent various farmers from all 23RD A N N UA L
across NC. Everything you see is available for purchase. We also
Hydroponic Lettuces have CSA programs for produce. Directions: Follow signs to the
James Edwards, Matt Spitzer, Chase Werner barn. You’ll pass a few houses that are not part of the tour.
800 N Blount St, Raleigh 27604
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www.raleighcityfarm.org
Raleigh City Farm is a nonprofit urban farm founded in 2011 on
a formerly vacant one-acre lot in downtown Raleigh. Our mis-
sion is to grow the next generation of farmers by connecting our The Well Fed Community Garden
community to sustainable agriculture. RCF’s beliefs and values in
Ninja Cow Farm
entrepreneurship, local food, community, sustainability, and well-
being inform our daily work. Our vision is a community engaged EAST
in a vibrant, sustainable food system reinforced by a network of Open at 12 pm both days
Co-sponsored By:
thriving farmers. Directions: At the corner of Franklin & Blount, a few
blocks north of the state Capitol. Park in lot at Person Street Plaza..
Hilltop Farms of Willow Springs
The Well Fed Community Garden Certified Organic Produce
Fred & Virginia Miller 35
Eggs, Microgreens, Herbal Teas
6612 Kennebec Road, Willow Spring, 27592
Morgan Malone, Hannah Frank,
Lubana Lanewala
33 919-618-5601
1321 Athens Dr, Raleigh 27606 www.hilltopfarms.org
Wake County’s first and only USDA Certified Organic farm, grow-
www.irregardless.com/garden
The Well Fed Garden is a urban agriculture venture which
ing 44 acres of produce and small grains. Hayrides every hour
to visit the fields and see and taste some of the veggies. We run LEGEND
grows organic produce and hosts community and educa- a horse-boarding business and will have the horse barn open
tion events. We partner with the Irregardless Cafe, as well for an up-close, hands-on visit with our horses. The barnyard
as donating 20% of our bounty to volunteers and com- features free range chickens and a couple of pet goats who love
munity organizations. The farm is committed to creating a to be petted and fed! Seasonal produce for sale at the farmstand.
healthy on farm ecosystem with lots of pollinator habitat, Meal/Snack Stop
diverse crops, and healthy soil management.
Directions: Bamboo fence along front yard.
Chickadee Farms 36
Produce, Eggs
Jennifer Sanford-Johnson
980 McLemore Rd, Clayton 27520
Post your best www.chickadeefarmsnc.com
The spring field will be full of veggies, and the strawberries will
Restroom
farm tour photos be in full swing producing berries. The high tunnels will already
have tomatoes, cucumbers and summer goodies growing in
them. The egg laying chickens will be happily foraging in the
with the hashtag fields, and our cover crops should be growing and blooming.
Directions: From 40-E, take exit 42 and turn right. In about a
#piedmontfarmtour mile, take a left onto Cleveland School Road. Go 3 miles and turn
right at the stoplight onto McLemore Rd. Farm is on the right,
past new subdivision.14
Meadow Lane Farm 37 MamaSprings Farm 40
Pasture Raised Beef, Pork, Produce, Microgreens, Cut Flowers
Lamb, Goat, Organic Vegetables Carolyn Rose-Seed & Eli Seed
Martha L. Mobley 622 S. Mineral Springs Rd, Durham 27703
571 Leonard Farm Rd, Louisburg 27549 www.facebook.com/MamaSprings 919-477-6684
MamaSprings is a family run, urban farm located in East Durham.
919-495-1305 We grow seasonal vegetables, microgreeens, flowers, and herbs,
Recognized as a Century Farm, enjoy the vast and beautiful
PIEDMONT rolling pastureland, an 18th century home, and vintage mule
and have a small flock of happy laying hens. We are small in scale
with less than 1/2 acre in production, but we crank out quite a bit
Farm
23RD A NNUAL and grain barns. Our Angus beef, sheep, and Boer goat herds of produce by focusing on quick crop rotations. If you are looking for
are Animal Welfare Approved. Collect eggs, pet the goats, tour smart, creative ways to increase your own backyard food production,
our vegetable high tunnel greenhouse, and learn about the our farm is one to visit. Directions: Corner of South Mineral Springs
8-acres of pollinator habitat established on the farm. Healthy & Gibson Road. Driveway access available both roads and parking
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meats, strawberries, asparagus, and other veggies will be available on Gibson Rd.
for sale. Directions: From Louisburg, take Hwy 56 East 3 miles.
Tturn right onto Leonard Farm Road & farm homeplace is 1.4 Funny Girl Farm 41
miles on the left. Produce, Eggs, Meats, Cheeses
Andrew, Casey, Tara, Janette,
EAST Alpaca Dreams Emma, Samantha, Matthew
Alpaca Yarn, Socks, Scarves, 38 504 Erwin Rd, Durham 27707
www.funnygirlfarm.com
Co-sponsored By: Stuffed Animals, and More Experience a working farm on 180 acres tucked conveniently be-
Mike & Sarah Conyer tween Durham and Chapel Hill. Tour our garden, high tunnels and
2714 Schloss Rd, Louisburg 27549 greenhouse, where we grow produce using sustainable practices.
919-340-0070 Visit our pasture-raised happy hens and the 3,000 mushroom logs
www.AlpacaDreamsNC.com in our woods. Shop our farmstand for eggs, vegetables, fruits,
Do you know the difference between Alpacas and Llamas? meats, cheese and local products like coffee, honey, nut butters and
You’ll meet our 12 alpacas and two guard llamas and learn preserves. Directions: Enter at our farm stand on Mt. Moriah Rd, just
off the roundabout at Erwin & Mt Moriah.
about their interesting traits. You’ll see displays showing our
alpacas being sheared, the steps we take turning their fiber
into yarn and much more. Our gift shop is loaded with alpaca Bull City Farm 42
Pasture-Raised Pork, Flowers, Eggs,
LEGEND and alpaca related items for adults and children.
Directions: Google maps may take you about 1/2 mile past our Grass-Fed Lamb
farm. Just look for the white Alpaca Dreams sign by the road Samantha, Scott and kids
on Schloss. 5315 Isham Chambers Rd, Rougemont 27572
www.bullcityfarm.com 919-477-6684
Meal/Snack Stop
Turtle Mist Farm 39
We’re a small family farm with a lot going on! We’ve got pigs, sheep,
cows, chickens, a donkey, turkeys, bees, and cut flowers. Our family
Pasture Raised Beef, Pork, Lamb will be on hand to answer questions about anything from our curly
Bob & Ginger Sykes pigs (the mangalitsas) to our pasture management (a work in prog-
221 Suitt Rd, Franklinton 27525 ress), our creamery/butcher’s shop (being built) or our latest venture:
BCF Flowers. Come hungry! We’ll have a tasting menu of our products
919-457-2942 for sale, including sausages and samples of our upcoming ice cream
Restroom
www.turtlemistfarm.com and cow cheeses. Directions: Cross over Range Rd. Farm is on the left.
This is a highly diverse agritourism farm committed to agri-
cultural education. The farm raises hair sheep, Gelbvieh beef
cattle, turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, partridge, chickens, and four
breeds of pigs (Berkshire, Tamworth, Ossabaw, Meishan). Our
Kick Off Farms
small raised bed market garden is complemented by hydropon- Alpaca Dreams
ics and aquaponics setups in the propagation greenhouse. A Bull City Farm
narrated wagon ride will be available, and we’ll have sausage
samples and refreshments. Directions: GPS coordinates may Carolina Farmhouse Dairy
stop 1/2 mile from driveway. Follow number on mailbox and
farm tour signage.
Open at 12 pm both days15
Hundred Acre Wood Farm Carolina Farm
& Sanctuary 43 Stewardship Association
Pasture Raised Pork
Jim & Cathy Dykes Who is CFSA?
548 Potluck Rd., Rougemont 27572 CFSA is on a mission to bring local, or- certified organic, implement conserva-
336-364-2972 ganic food to your table from a farmer tion practices, and make their farms
The Hundred Acre Wood is mostly forest, which invites hik- who shares your values. more profitable and sustainable. We
ing the trails, and islands of permanent pasture and ponds.
CFSA Helps Family Farms Thrive foster collaborative efforts to expand
All the creatures from Winnie the Pooh can be seen: Piglet
(a potbellied pig), Eeyore (a Haflinger draft horse), Owl (a • CFSA educates our community about the storage, processing, distribution,
Silkie rooster), Heffalumps (the Dexter cattle), Kanga and sustainable farming. and marketing of local, organic
Roo (Boer goats) and even Christopher Robin (me!). Plus We train farmers and give crops. This develops new
ducks and geese galore. It is a beautiful farm that will them the tools they businesses that provide
delight the whole family.
need to grow organi- jobs and increases ac-
Kick Off Farm cally. Our farm tours
introduce you to your
cess to local, organic
foods.
Hundred Acre Wood Farm farmers. • CFSA advocates for
Open at 12 pm both days • CFSA helps create fair farm policies.
vibrant and sustainable We are leveling the
local food systems throughout playing field to ensure that
Wild Scallions Farm 44 the Carolinas. sustainable, family farms can succeed
Bedding Plants, Flowers, Produce We support farmers with free technical through local leadership development
Renee & Matt Clayton consulting services to help them get and state and federal advocacy.
3018 Helena Moriah Rd., Timberlake 27583
www.wildscallionsfarm.com
Our farm includes two acres of cultivated fields, a holisti-
cally managed orchard, a passive solar greenhouse, and
a rotationally grazed homestead herd of dairy goats. We Weaver Street Market
intermix perennial crops, flowering shrubs, wild lands, and
song bird habitat amongst our fields. We grow vegetables For 30 years, Weaver Street Market Co-ops like Weaver Street show that
and flowers year-round with the aid of our two hoop- has been a strong supporter of local businesses can be economically viable
houses. Pick out some heirloom tomato plants, herbs and family farms. Our stores in Carrboro, while pursuing social responsibil-
cut flowers to try in your own garden, see the baby goats,
Southern Village and Hillsborough ity and environmental stewardship.
and observe no-till and permaculture practices in action.
have the largest selection of local The co-op model is a growing
produce, meats, dairy prod- alternative that addresses
Carolina Farmhouse Dairy 45 ucts, and baked goods in
the Triangle.
many of the excesses of
big businesses.
Smoothies, Yogurt, Kefir, Milk
Brandon Hamrick, Cindy Hamrick Weaver Street Market Working together,
9109 Johnson Mill Rd, Bahama 27503 supports the local food consumers and farm-
919-471-6817 movement by partner- ers have enormous
www.carolinafarmhousedairy.com ing with local farmers and power to shape our
We are a Jersey Cow Dairy Farm just north of Durham, food producers, producing food system. Each pur-
where our pasture-based girls produce sweet milk for delicious local food ourselves, chase of locally grown food
our Grade A Yogurt, Kefir and Smoothies. Come tour the
farm, milk a cow, sample fresh dairy, and solve a hay-bale and providing consumers with a contributes directly to the health of
maze. For our hungry guests, we will be selling our regular window into the cornucopia of local our local farms and moves us closer to
products and featured ones like Ice Cream, Dairy-Fed-Pork food choices. a vibrant local food system.
Bratwurst, and more.
New! Weaver Street Market in Raleigh Opening October 201816
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